Sunday, January 14, 2018

Anti-graft and corruption laws [DOJ website]

Read - https://www.doj.gov.ph/anti-graft-laws.html [DOJ website] - download.

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I. 1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Article XI - Accountability of Public Officers

II. Republic Act No. 6770 - Ombudsman Act of 1989

III. Republic Act No. 3019 - Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act

IV. Republic Act No. 1379 - An Act Declaring Forfeiture in Favor of the State Any Property Found To Have Been Unlawfully Acquired By Any Public Officer or Employee and Providing for the Proceedings Therefor.

V. Republic Act No. 6713 - Conduct And Ethical Standards For Public Officials And Employees

VI. Implementing Rules of RA 6713

VII. Revised Penal Code (Title II) - Crimes Against the Fundamental Laws of the State

Revised Penal Codes (Title VII) - Crimes Committed by Public Officers

VIII. Presidental Decree 46 - Making it punishable for Public Officials and Employees to receive, and for private persons to give gifts on any occasion, including Christmas

IX. Presidential Decree 749 - Granting Immunity from Prosecution to Givers of Bribes and other Gifts and to their Accomplices in Bribery and other Graft Cases Against Public Officers

X. Republic Act 7080 - An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Plunder

XI. Presidental Decree 1606, as amended by RA 7975 and RA 8249 - Revising Presidential Decree No. 1486 Creating A Special Court to be Known as "SANDIGANBAYAN" And For Other Purposes

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